Normal rules don't apply : stories / Kate Atkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkinson, Kate, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal relations--Fiction.

Interpersonal relations.

Genre:

Short stories.

Humorous fiction.

Magic realist fiction.

Physical Description:

206 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First United States edition.

Other Title:

Normal rules do not apply

Place of Publication:

New York : Doubleday, [2023]

Summary:

"A dazzling collection of eleven interconnected stories from the bestselling, award-winning author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After Life, with everything that readers love about her novels--the inventiveness, the verbal felicity, the sharp observations on human nature, and the deeply satisfying emotional wallop. In this brilliant volume, nothing is quite as it seems. We meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; a lost man who bets on a horse that may--or may not--have spoken to him. Witty and wise, with subtle connections between the stories, Normal Rules Don't Apply is a startling and funny feast for the imagination, stories with the depth and bite to create their own fully-formed worlds"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The void

Dogs in jeopardy

Blithe spirit

Spellbound

The indiscreet charm of the bourgeoisie

Shine, Pamela! Shine!

Existential marginalization

Classic Quest 17: Crime and punishment

Puppies and rainbows

Gene-sis

What if?

Credits.

Notes:

Originally published in Great Britain by Doubleday in 2023.

Other Format:

Online version:

Atkinson, Kate. Normal rules don't apply

Online version: Atkinson, Kate. Normal rules don't apply

ISBN:

9780385549509

0385549504

9780593469880

0593469887

0857529196

9780857529190

9780857529183

0857529188

OCLC:

1356890810